Can you use the condition that makes a1 go red?

for instance you enter in a3 ..........
=if(a1<0,a1,a2)


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"RayNDM83" wrote in message
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Hi,
Is it possible to create this statement in excel:
if a1 is color "red", then a3=a1, if not then a3=a2.
Thanks,
Ray